Bandcamp Donating Proceeds to ACLU This Friday

“We at Bandcamp oppose the ban wholeheartedly, and extend our support to those whose lives have been upended.”

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This Friday, February 3, Bandcamp, will donate all of its proceeds from the day to the American Civil Liberties Union, founder/CEO Ethan Diamond announced. (Bandcamp makes 15 percent from all digital sales and 10 percent from all merchandise sales on the site.) The move comes in response to Donald Trump’s executive order banning citizens and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. In a statement, Diamond wrote, “We at Bandcamp oppose the ban wholeheartedly, and extend our support to those whose lives have been upended.” He also said the executive order “is not simply immoral, it violates the very spirit and foundation of America.”

Along with the statement, Bandcamp shared a selection of songs by artists from the banned countries, as well as Mexico. Read Diamond’s full statement here, and hear some of Bandcamp’s recommended tracks below.